Based on the remarkable true story of an East Los Angeles math class that beat the odds to conquer the AP calculus exam, STAND AND DELIVER (1988) stars AFI Trustee Edward James Olmos as Garfield High School teacher Jaime Escalante – whose trials and triumphs in nurturing his students earned a place on AFI’s 100 YEARS…100 CHEERS, the American Film Institute’s list of the art form’s most inspiring stories.
Learn more about STAND AND DELIVER in the AFI Catalog.